Paleontology : a philosophical introduction /

"Imagine a planet almost exactly like ours, but with one crucial difference: it has no fossils. Call this imaginary planet Afossilia. Afossilia and Earth harbor the very same kinds of living things, from ferns to human beings to E. coli bacteria. Both planets have the same surface features and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turner, Derek D. (Derek Donald), 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology.
Temas:
Paleontology > Philosophy.
Paléontologie > Philosophie.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
NATURE > Fossils.
NATURE > Animals > Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
SCIENCE > Paleontology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Paleontology and evolutionary theory
  • A new way of looking at the fossil record
  • Punctuated equilibria: provocations and problems
  • The emergence of a hierarchical evolutionary theory
  • The case for species selection
  • Real trends
  • The dynamics of evolutionary trends
  • Is evolution contingent?
  • Diversity and disparity
  • Are genes the new fossils?

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